Partnership & Progress at Pillarstone

Explore how Pillarstone, a KKR portfolio company, partners with Ethisphere to strengthen compliance programs for its investments in diverse industries across Europe. Ethisphere’s Craig Moss sat down with Pillarstone’s General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer Silvio Cavallo—named to Legal Community magazine’s list of top Italian general counsels under the age of 40—to discuss:

• Strategies to address bribery, corruption and ESG risks in portfolio companies like Sirti (telecom) and Premuda (shipping)
• A focus on actionable compliance improvements, governance, and alignment with Italian regulatory standards
• Insights into how holistic compliance assessments address emerging risks like ESG, data privacy, and trade sanctions
• How compliance programs strengthen partnership with stakeholders, including investors and banks